David Hansen (controtenore)
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David Hansen è nato a Sidney in Australia.
Ha studiato canto con Andrew Dalton presso il Conservatorio di Sydney e si è perfezionato con James Bowman, Graham Pushee e David Harper.
Nel 2004 giovanissimo ha fatto il suo debutto europeo per il Festival di Aix-en-Provence in Dido and Aeneas di Purcell.
Poco dopo, ha fatto il suo debutto nel Regno Unito in concerti con la Scottish Chamber Orchestra sotto la direzione di Emmanuelle Haim ed in Italia cantando il ruolo principale nel Fernando di Handel con Il Complesso Barocco diretto da Alan Curtis per il Festival di Spoleto.
Altri ruoli operistici hanno incluso: Bertarido nella Rodelinda di Händel con Alan Curtis per il Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao, Spagna; Trinculo nella prima americana di Thomas Adès “La Tempesta di Santa Fe” diretto da Alan Gilbert; Tolomeo nel Giulio Cesare di Händel per Den Norske Opera diretto da Rinaldo Alessandrini e lo stesso ruolo al Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla diretto da Andreas Spering; Orfeo di Monteverdi per lo Staatsoper di Berlino diretto da René Jacobs; Atamante nel Semele di Händel per il Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie diretto da Christophe Rousset e Nerone nell’Incoronazione di Poppea di Monteverdi per Victorian Opera ( ruolo per cui ha vinto il premio Helpmann)
Ha lavorato con registi come Stefan Herheim, Jonathan Kent, Barrie Kosky e Christof Loy.
In concerti ha cantato il ruolo principale in Salomone di Handel con René Jacobs e l'Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; il Messia di Handel alla Lyric Opera di Chicago; il suo debutto con i Berliner Philharmoniker e Sir Simon Rattle nei Carmina Burana; The Tempest al Concertgebouw diretto da Markus Stenz; “arie di Händel”con Bernard Labadie e Melbourne e New World Symphony Orchestra; i Cantici di Britten diretto da Ian Bostridge; Christopher Maltman e Julius Drake alla Konzerthaus di Vienna.
Debutto discografico di David, Purcell: Music For Queen Mary, con l'Academy of Ancient Music e il coro del King's College di Cambridge, è disponibile su EMI Classics.
Prossimi impegni includono:
La Johannes Passion di Bach in Italia per LaVerdi barocca diretto da R.Jais, numerosi concerti con la Copenaghen e Oslo Philharmonic orchestra, il ruolo principale nel Giulio Cesare di Handel per Victorian Opera, il Messiah di Handel con la Bamberg Symphony Orchestra e Faust di Schnittke cantata con la BBC Symphony Orchestra diretta da Vassily Sinaisky.
Ultimo aggiornamento Luglio 2010
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Handel: Messiah [Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Graham Abbott]
The knockout performance came from counter-tenor David Hansen, who uses his beautiful voice with artistry and intelligence, and some dazzling ornamental pyrotechnics.
Herald Sun
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Handel Arias [Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Labadie]
Hansen gave an electrifying reading of Vivi, tiranno from Rodelinda, packed with fire, risky virtuosic flights and a breath control that bore witness to his ingenuity and stamina. Here is a young artist whose career is clearly on the up.
The Age
Three arias from Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda showcased the assured intonation, technical dexterity and pleasant stage presence of young Australian countertenor David Hansen. His sound is sweet, with dark timbral hues in his lower register.
The Australian
The first half featured the astonishing Australian counter-tenor David Hansen performing three Handel arias with the physical confidence of an Olympic athlete. The Baroque ornamentation he applied to these operatic numbers was the equivalent of a gold-medal-winning pentathlon performance, and the crowd roared with approval as he took his bows.
SianPrior.com
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Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea (Nerone) [Victorian Opera]
David Hansen, a brilliant young Australian-born countertenor who is singing across the world, made his local stage debut as the Roman emperor Nerone (Nero). His physical and vocal agility were astonishing and, like the rest of the cast, he delivered a powerful, emotionally charged performance.
The Australian
Hansen’s Nerone has great power in the coloratura flourishes
The Age
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Purcell: Music For Queen Mary
[EMI Classics/CD: Choir of King's College Cambridge/Academy of Ancient Music/Stephen Cleobury]
David Hansen is an exceptional countertenor with barely perceptible gear-change between strong low register and rich upper range.
BBC Music Magazine
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Handel: Solomon (title role)
[Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/René Jacobs, Paris, Bristol, London and New York]
“Solomon,” at Lincoln Center, was led by David Hansen, a pure-voiced young Australian who is typical of a new breed of matinée-idol countertenors.
Alex Ross, The New Yorker
David Hansen, an Australian countertenor, brought an attractive timbre to his dignified, agile reading of the title role
The New York Times
The young Australian counter-tenor David Hansen displayed Solomon’s self-assurance with eloquent diction and firm tone.
The Guardian Unlimited
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Orff: Carmina Burana [Berlin Philharmonic / Sir Simon Rattle]
…the Swan, exceptionally beautifully sung by the excellent David Hansen.
Berliner Morgenpost
Musically, one could not have wanted a more exciting realization of Orff’s exuberant score…the counter-tenor David Hansen had no problem with the mercilessly high part that so frequently cracks up customary tenors trying to sing the poor spitted swan’s lament in forced falsetto.
MusicalAmerica.com
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Ades: The Tempest (Trinculo) [Santa Fe Opera / Alan Gilbert]
Counter-tenor David Hansen and bass Wilbur Pauley were superb as the oafish servants Trinulco and Stefano. Their trio with Ferguson was heroism seen through the wrong end of a telescope – ants up against the gods, made brave by brandy.
The New Mexican
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